weezerboy Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 hey i have an idea that i would like to throw in the air for you to shoot down.... normally if you have a trem unit and you want hardtail you have to fill with blocks of wood etc... why couldn't you use a piece of metal rod with a hook on either end and put them in place of the trem springs, therefore making the trem unit not move therefore reducing tuning problems.. would it work yes or no? dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Dan Erlewine places a wood block behind the tremelo unit to make a strat style sit flush against the guitar body. It works great for Strat's, but if your talking Floyd Rose style.. I bet you could use 2 wood blocks one on each side to do the same thing.. just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 I use the wood block method on ALL my strats It is a huge tonal improvement! Just my 2 cents Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkle Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 WD Music offers something like this. It's an adjustable nylon/metal rod. It blocks the trem so that you can push down, but cannot pull up. It's much simpler than using wood blocking - it fits inside the spring on the bass side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevan Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Dan- an Australian company had the same idea in the mid-80's. They sold their idea to WD Products. It was a little plastic tube piece with a 4-40 rod at the end for "adjustments". Basically a "one-way" product. (Funkle- thanks for the pic) The wood block method is alright, but usually a pain in the ass-takeshi. There's a better way. A *much* better way. And it's coming soon. :-) Dis-believers: Brian (the site owner here) will have his "better way" to test out in the next 24-48 hours, depending on mail delivery. Ask him what he thinks of it. Trem owners are about to be very happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy McFeely Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 i used a neck back plate to stabalize a floy on one of my jacksons. i screwed it in so that the trem would go down, but not up. i did this so i could put a d-tuna on it. it worked like a champ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DividedByJames Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Wilkinson made their trem's for Carvin a while ago where the trem would lock into a hardtail when the bar was perpendicular to the strings (facing the floor) and would unlock when used paralell. But I haven't seen any mention of the unit on Carvins recent trems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkle Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Wilkinson made their trem's for Carvin a while ago where the trem would lock into a hardtail when the bar was perpendicular to the strings (facing the floor) and would unlock when used paralell. But I haven't seen any mention of the unit on Carvins recent trems. Wilkinson was sued (by Gibson?) for some kind of product infringement, and as a result, they no longer sell the bridge, called the Convertible, in the US, but you can still buy them overseas, (and maybe in Canada?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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